Women (20 per cent) and those who agree HIV/AIDS

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• Women (20 per cent) and those who agree HIV/AIDS is a serious problem (19 per cent) are more likely than others to indicate that this knowledge had a great impact on their behaviour towards this person. University graduates are least likely to have changed their behaviour a great deal (10 per cent did).
  
• Those with a high level of self-rated knowledge on the subject are more likely to state this had a great impact on their behaviour (21 per cent), while those with high actual knowledge were less likely to (12 per cent). Furthermore, those with high knowledge levels (perceived or actual) are less likely to have reduced the amount of time they spent with that person. Those with a high level of self-rated knowledge are also more likely to have become more supportive of this person as a result.
  
• Those who are comfortable with people with HIV/AIDS are more likely to indicate that this knowledge had little or no impact on their behaviour towards this person, that they expressed more sympathy and became more supportive of that person as a result, and that their HIV/AIDS awareness increased.
  
• Seniors are more likely to have reduced the amount of time they spent with this person. Quebec residents also tend to back away (spend less time with this person), while those in Ontario are more likely to become more cautious of casual contact. It is important to note, however, that the number of Canadians responding to this question is small (300 people) which reduces the significance of these provincial variances.